Table 2 Planimetric and volumetric parameters of the LA in patients after KTx
Parameter | Immediately after KTx | 3 months after KTx | 6 months after KTx | 12 months after KTx | 36 months after KTx | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I (n = 42) | II (n = 42) | III (n = 42) | IV (n = 42) | V (n = 42) | I vs II | I vs III | I vs IV | I vs V | II v III | III vs V | IV vs V | |
LA planimetric parameters | ||||||||||||
LAmax [mm] | 41,64 (±4,93) | 41,07 (±4,53) | 40,51 (±4,28) | 39,01 (±4,23) | 38,46 (±4,42) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,008 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 |
LAmin [mm] | 33,70 (±5,25) | 31,66 (±4,72) | 30,86 (±4,71) | 28,16 (±4,32) | 27,17 (±4,28) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 |
LAwaveP [mm] | 37,31 (±4,78) | 36,20 (±4,88) | 35,48 (±4,84) | 33,40 (±4,51) | 32,79 (±4,54) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,008 | < 0,001 | 0,006 |
LAshortmax [mm] | 42,94 (±4,75) | 41,82 (±4,81) | 41,44 (±4,63) | 39,41 (±4,48) | 39,20 (±4,48) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,01 | < 0,001 | 0,187 |
LAlongmax [mm] | 68,33 (±7,17) | 66,20 (±7,26) | 65,90 (±7,33 | 64,90 (±7,08) | 64,39 (±7,24) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,165 | 0,005 | 0,002 |
LAcircmax [cm] | 21,33 (±4,16) | 20,69 (±3,73) | 20,37 (±3,72) | 19,30 (±3,09) | 19,09(±3,12) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,016 | 0,001 | 0,187 |
LAareamax [cm2] | 26,15 (±16,91) | 23,00 (±3,96) | 22,63 (±4,01) | 21,16 (±3,28) | 20,88(±3,38) | 0,020 | 0,164 | 0,053 | 0,044 | 0,037 | < 0,001 | 0,126 |
LA volumetric indices | ||||||||||||
LAVmax [ml] | 65,47 (±19,11) | 60,91 (±17,58) | 59,23 (±16,83) | 53,45 (±15,30) | 52,08 (±15,4) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,021 |
LAVmin [ml] | 52,67 (±15,62) | 46,80 (±15,82) | 44,93 (±18,11) | 39,03 (±15,27) | 36,67 (±14,56) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 |
LAVwaveP [ml] | 55,70 (±17,83) | 52,82 (±16,96) | 51,75 (±18,07) | 47,01 (±16,05) | 46,63 (±16,28) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,011 | < 0,001 | 0,092 |
LAVI [ml/m2] | 34,63 (±10,34) | 32,24 (±9,59) | 31,36 (±9,20) | 28,29 (±8,32) | 27,57 (±8,40) | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | < 0,001 | 0,002 | < 0,001 | 0,009 |